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US Mideast mediators
to discuss old, new
problems in gloomy
Israeli-Palestinian peace
process
More bodies pulled
from wreckage of
detrailed train in
northern India
Three rockets hit
Baghdads Green Zone
during visit by
Pentagon chief
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Pet of the
Week
50 Years Ago:
Dedication program set
for new Rentz post office
Page 6a
Dublin Rotary installs
new officers
HGTC awards top
radiologic technology
honors
Exchange Club
presents A.C.E. Award to
Tavon Jackson
Page 7a
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Rain Helps Slow Okefenokee Refuge Fire /Page 5a
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Once housed along the courthouse square, the parole and probation of-
fices will now be located at 164 Lovett Farm Road in East Dublin.
Parole/Probation Offices Moving To East Dublin
By PAYTON TOWNS III
The Dublin Parole and Dublin
Probation offices are preparing to
move to East Dublin.
Both agencies will be moving
into the same building on Lovett
Farm Road, said Steve Hayes, di-
rector of public affairs with Geor-
gia State Board of Pardons and
Paroles and Kristen Stancil, pub-
lic information specialist of Geor-
gia Department of Corrections.
Probations address will be 164
Lovett Farm Road while Paroles
will be 154 Lovett Farm Road.
Both were scheduled to be
moved in by July 1, but due to
some telecommunications issues,
the move has been pushed back
to August.
The big reason for the move is
an opportunity to save money.
Thats where were coming
from, Hayes said. This benefits
both agencies, from a cost savings
aspect. With budgets being cut,
we have to look at every dollar. It
only makes sense for us to be re-
sponsible to taxpayers in this
way. Why pay two leases when
you need only pay one for both
agencies and save taxpayers
money? However in this case it is
state-owned property so the only
costs will be utilities and up-
keep.
According to Hayes, this is
something his office and correc-
tions have done in other locations
around the state. Stancil said it
makes good sense to move.
The current Dublin Probation
Office is located in county owned
space, she said. Probation and
Parole Offices will relocate to a
new, state-owned space. The
move will allow both the Proba-
tion and Parole offices to save tax
See MOVING page 3a
Teacher
Home From
Atlantis
Launch
By JASON HALCOMBE
For Twiggs County school teacher Pa-
tricia Cleveland, Sunday marked the end
of one memorable, and historic, weekend.
Friday, Cleveland was one of 150 mem-
bers of the public invited by NASA for a
special "tweetup" of the final launch of the
Space Shuttle pro-
gram.
Cleveland, a
fourth grade
teacher at Jeffer-
sonville Elemen-
tary School, posted
brief remarks on
her family web page
Sunday about the
rare opportunity to
help record the his-
toric launch of At-
lantis.
"Well, it's offi-
cially over," Cleve-
land said. "I am back home in Middle
Georgia."
Atlantis and its four astronauts blast-
ed off practically on schedule at 11:29
a.m. Friday, pierced a shroud of clouds
and settled flawlessly into orbit in front of
a crowd estimated at close to 1 million,
See CLEVELAND page 3a
AP photo
Cleveland was one of 150 guests
of NASA who participated in a spe-
cial tweetup.
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2011 SUMMER REDNECK GAMES
By LOREN OTTEN
It was all fun and games at Saturday's 16th an-
nual Redneck Games as this year's events turned
out to be another success. Several thousand people
arrived Saturday at the Games ready for a good red-
neck time.
All day long, people came streaming into Buckeye
Park toting their coolers of drinks and chairs behind
them. The day started off fairly cool with a small
crowd, but quickly grew into a hot and rowdy time.
The ceremonial lighting of the torch kicked off
the day's events as the East Dublin Lion's Club wel-
comed everyone to the 2011 Redneck Games. Live
country music serenaded the crowd from the stage
as people danced and sang their favorite parts from
the grass below.
Despite the sweltering heat of 95 degrees by af-
ternoon time, the Redneck Games participators
See GAMES page 3a
Photos by Loren Otten
Some of the crowd decided to take a mud bath inside the pit at Buckeye Park in East
Dublin. Several thousand people once again attended the annual Summer Redneck Games
Saturday.
Redneck Rite Of Summer
Crowds Converge On Buckeye Park For Annual Redneck Games
INSIDE: Scenes From The Redneck Games, 8a